With Tucker Ashford leading the attack, the Padres enjoyed a 9-3 romp over the Dodgers. Ashford hit a homer in the second inning to boost the Padres to a 3-0 lead and singled in the fifth to drive in two runs after the Padres loaded the bases on a walk, an error and a single by Gene Tenace. Oscar Gamble hit a homer to lead off the third inning for the Padres. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Game Played on Wednesday, May 24, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Dodgers 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 11 1 Padres 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 x - 9 13 1 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG North cf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .222 Richards cf,lf 5 1 3 1 0 0 .283 Martinez ss 5 1 2 1 0 2 .267 Almon 3b 4 1 0 0 1 1 .303 Smith rf 5 0 1 1 0 2 .331 Gamble lf 3 2 2 2 1 0 .223 Cey 3b 4 1 1 0 1 1 .273 Thomas pr,cf 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248 Garvey 1b 5 0 2 0 0 1 .265 Winfield rf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .288 Baker lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .331 Tenace 1b 5 1 2 0 0 2 .214 Lacy 2b 3 0 2 0 1 1 .353 Sweet c 3 1 1 0 2 2 .237 Yeager c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Ashford 2b 5 1 3 3 0 0 .333 Grote c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Baker ss 4 0 1 2 0 0 .333 Rhoden p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Perry p 2 0 0 0 1 1 .136 Oates ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 D'Acquisto p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Castillo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rautzhan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Monday ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .344 Hough p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 Totals 38 3 11 3 3 12 Totals 37 9 13 9 5 9 Time of Game: 3:01 Attendance: 27,100 Left on Base: Dodgers 11, Padres 10 DP: Dodgers 0, Padres 0 Errors: Castillo, Perry Doubles: North (2), Smith (13) Triples: Lacy (2) Home Runs: Ashford (1), Gamble (3) Stolen Bases: Thomas (4) Sacrifice Flies: Winfield (1) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rhoden L(4-3) 4 7 4 4 1 3 2 20 4.29 Castillo 0.2 2 3 0 2 1 0 7 3.48 Rautzhan 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 Hough 3 3 2 2 2 5 0 14 4.13 Totals 8 13 9 6 5 9 2 43 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry W(3-1) 5 9 3 3 1 7 0 25 2.51 D'Acquisto SV(2) 4 2 0 0 2 5 0 16 0.90 Totals 9 11 3 3 3 12 0 41 Passed Balls: Sweet (5) Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming DODGERS 1ST: North flied out to left; Martinez flied out to center; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Richards singled; Almon walked [Richards to second]; Gamble singled [Richards scored, Almon to third]; Winfield hit a sacrifice fly to left [Almon scored]; Tenace made an out to first; Sweet struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 2. DODGERS 2ND: Cey struck out; Garvey singled to pitcher [Garvey to second (error by Perry)]; Sweet allowed a passed ball [Garvey to third]; Baker struck out; Lacy walked; Yeager made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 2. PADRES 2ND: Ashford homered; Baker flied out to center; Perry struck out; Richards singled; Almon forced Richards (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 3. DODGERS 3RD: Rhoden grounded out (third to first); North doubled; Martinez singled [North scored]; Smith doubled [Martinez scored]; Cey flied out to right; Garvey struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Padres 3. PADRES 3RD: Gamble homered; Winfield grounded out (pitcher to first); Tenace was called out on strikes; Sweet singled; Ashford singled [Sweet to second]; Baker grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Padres 4. DODGERS 4TH: Baker flied out to right; Lacy struck out; Yeager grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Padres 4. PADRES 4TH: Perry grounded out (shortstop to first); Richards grounded out (first unassisted); Almon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Padres 4. DODGERS 5TH: OATES BATTED FOR RHODEN; Oates singled; North forced Oates (shortstop to second); Martinez struck out; Smith struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Padres 4. PADRES 5TH: CASTILLO REPLACED OATES (PITCHING); Gamble reached on an error by Castillo [Gamble to first]; Winfield struck out; Tenace singled [Gamble to second]; Sweet walked [Gamble to third, Tenace to second]; Ashford made an out to second; Baker singled [Gamble scored (unearned), Tenace scored (unearned), Sweet to second]; Steve Yeager and Dodgers Manager Tom Lasorda ejected by HP umpire Eric Gregg; GROTE REPLACED YEAGER (PLAYING C ); Perry walked [Sweet to third, Baker to second]; RAUTZHAN REPLACED CASTILLO (PITCHING); Richards singled [Sweet scored (unearned), Baker to third, Perry to second]; Almon grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 2, Padres 7. DODGERS 6TH: Cey singled; Garvey singled [Cey to second]; Baker singled [Cey scored, Garvey to second]; Lacy singled [Garvey to third, Baker to second]; D'ACQUISTO REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Grote flied out to center; MONDAY BATTED FOR RAUTZHAN; Monday struck out; North was called out on strikes; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 3, Padres 7. PADRES 6TH: HOUGH REPLACED MONDAY (PITCHING); Gamble walked; THOMAS RAN FOR GAMBLE; Winfield singled to third [Thomas to second]; Thomas stole third; Tenace singled [Thomas stayed at third, Winfield to second]; Sweet struck out; Ashford singled [Thomas scored, Winfield scored, Tenace to second]; Baker grounded out (first unassisted) [Tenace to third, Ashford to second]; D'Acquisto struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Padres 9. DODGERS 7TH: THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); RICHARDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Martinez struck out; Smith made an out to first; Cey walked; Garvey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Padres 9. PADRES 7TH: Richards flied out to center; Almon was called out on strikes; Thomas flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Padres 9. DODGERS 8TH: Baker flied out to right; Lacy tripled; Grote struck out; Hough struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Padres 9. PADRES 8TH: Winfield struck out; Tenace struck out; Sweet walked; Ashford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Padres 9. DODGERS 9TH: North walked; Martinez singled [North to second]; Smith popped to third; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first) [North to third, Martinez to second]; Garvey flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Padres 9.

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